Rouse number

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf dimensionless number
gptkbp:appliesTo estuaries
rivers
coastal environments
gptkbp:describes vertical distribution of suspended sediment
gptkbp:firstPublished 1937
gptkbp:form P = ws / (κ u*)
gptkbp:hasHigh bed load transport
gptkbp:hasLow suspended load transport
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rouse number
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Hunter_Rouse
gptkbp:relatedTo sediment grain size
flow turbulence
gptkbp:typical_value_for_bed_load >2.5
gptkbp:typical_value_for_suspended_load 0.8 to 1.2
gptkbp:u* shear velocity
gptkbp:used_in sediment transport
gptkbp:ws particle settling velocity
gptkbp:κ gptkb:von_Kármán_constant
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hunter_Rouse
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8